Since his papal inauguration in March 2013, Pope Francis has been commended and resented for his "progressive" approach, which contrast from the teachings of his predecessor, Pope Benedict. The Vatican City has experienced a very critical and possibly groundbreaking first year under Pope Francis.

Part of this has been their use of Twitter. On Tuesday, before Pope Francis' birth nation of Argentina kicked off with Switzerland in the World Cup Round of 16, the verified account VaticanCommunication (@PCCS_VA) tweeted this: